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    A Cultural Universal

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    A cultural universal (as discussed by George Murdock‚ Claude Lévi-Strauss‚ Donald Brown and others) is an element‚ pattern‚ trait‚ or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide. Evolutionary psychologists hold that behaviors or traits that occur universally in all cultures are good candidates for evolutionary adaptations.[1] Some anthropological sociological theorists that take a cultural relativist perspective may deny the existence of cultural universals: the extent to which these

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    Cultural Imperialism

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    argument of cultural imperialism unanswerable? In order to answer the question of such a complex issue‚ I wish to delve into the ambivalent relationship between traditionalism and modernisation as more cultures are forced to interact with one another‚ focusing primarily on the personal level‚ that of self identity‚ and the roles particular individuals play when constantly bombarded by modern media from around the world. Taking these factors into account as well as drawing from my own examples‚ I hope

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    Cultural Appropriation

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    Culture Appropriation versus Culture Exchange Cultural Appropriation is the means of borrowing features of one culture by members of a different cultural group. The term “Cultural Appropriation” is often negative‚ because the use of one cultural outside their minority‚ oppressed culture ’s symbols or other cultural elements‚ music‚ dance‚ costume. A cultural exchange‚ on the other hand‚ can be an intentional act of bringing two or more people together to exchange information about their differing

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    Cultural Competency

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    Cultural Competency A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR M E N TA L H E A LT H S E RV I C E P R O V I D E R S By Delia Saldaña‚ Ph.D. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Cultural Competency A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR M E N TA L H E A LT H S E RV I C E PROVIDERS © 2001 Hogg Foundation for Mental Health The University of Texas at Austin About the Author Delia Saldaña‚ Ph.D.‚ is a clinical associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and past director of Health

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    Cross Cultural Perspectives ETH-316 April 1‚ 2013 Cross Cultural Perspectives A money-spinning product fed by an incongruous campaign Just Do It‚ Nike a global company who increased its share from $ 877 million worldwide to $ 9.2 billion within 10 years (Nike’s “Just Do It” Advertising Campaign‚ 2011). A brilliant profit boosting marketing campaign‚ in which many evoked possibilities‚ audacity whereas others evoked indifference for human rights standards‚ and the ecological system. This paper

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    Cultural Discrimination

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    group of people and tough only one aspect‚ for example‚ only age. When people assuming that teenagers are not good workers because they are immature and will not hire them‚ it is consider as the direct discrimination based on age. Indirect discrimination on the other hands occurs when there is the same requirement for everyone‚ but have some practices that can have an effect on different groups of people according to their sex‚ race‚ or age. For example‚ if a company stays in the ad that they will

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    cultural barriers

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    CULTURAL BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION Introduction Differences in race‚ sex‚ religious beliefs‚ lifestyle and sexual orientation are among many cultural differences that may affect how people communicate in the workplace. Resolving communications problems caused by cultural differences requires patience‚ understanding and respect. A major mistake is forming opinions before even engaging in communications. Opinions reached before an opportunity to discuss the matter makes resolving conflict difficult

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    Cultural Intelligence

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    Cultural Intelligence Cultural Quotient is the organizational psychology and management theory‚ and it is all about the continuous learning and aptitude to develop personally through this learning. The differences in the intercultural do remains in the momentous challenge stage in all multinational organizations. Hence to face the challenge there is a need of a new domain of astuteness which immense relevance to the era of escalating globalization and the workplace diverse. For every manager who

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    Cultural Diversity

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    Managing cultural diversity in an organization i. Introduction The world is now on the way to reach with globalization‚ all the countries in the world try to share their labors‚ try to create their relationship‚ and they are all trying to work to together among the different nations. In this context‚ all the people need to adapt themselves with the different cultural situation. Managing cultural diversity is the most importing thing in the world of globalization. Cultural diversity is defined

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    Cultural Competence

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    Cultural competence is defined as possessing the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate‚ respect‚ and work with individuals from different cultures. It is a concept that requires self-awareness‚ awareness and understanding of cultural differences‚ and the ability to adapt to clinical skills and practices as needed. For instance‚ before my grandmother had passed‚ my family wanted to do a traditional prayer ceremony for her in the hospital. It is where we have a monk in the same room‚ doing the

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